2012年/12月/01日

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超越认知

原文

这是对Donald E. Knuth的访谈,其中一段话

计算机科学是既壮观又幽美的,我尝试尽自己所能,以最恰当的方式来解释我所了解的某些片断。很显然,我自己并没有任何超自然能力,但的确很喜欢讲述那些似乎静静地等待着人们去讲出来的故事。写书跟讲故事十分类似。

此外,虽然计算机科学非常美妙,但它也不可能包办一切!我相信,总有一些神秘的东西是超越人类的理解而存在的。

信仰是很私人的东西,它涵盖了一些永远无法证明的概念。因此,本人在信仰问题上的看法,我并不指望每个人都能同意。我认为,上帝希望我能创造某些成果,而这些东西能够启发其他人去创造其他成果。这就是我的宗教生活和科学生活之间的主要关系。

英文版

Because Computer Science is awesome and beautiful, I try to explain the parts of it that I know, in the best possible ways. Obviously I myself have no supernatural qualities, but I do enjoy telling stories that seem to have been waiting to be told. Book writing is like story telling.

On the other hand, even though Computer Science is wonderful, it isn't everything! I believe there are mysteries that lie beyond human understanding. Religion is a very personal thing, and it involves concepts that can never be proved, so I don't expect anybody else to agree with my own views on matters of faith. The main connection between my religious life and my scientific life is that I think God wants me to create things that will inspire other people to create other things.